Submitted by Napache (not verified) on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 9:40am.
Indians were not called Indians until 1492+- but it did not change who we were. Whether Lumbee's go by the name Lumbee or use the name Eastern Cherokee, a name the Gov. put on many Eastern Amerindians, it does not change who they really are. They are still a tribe,a culture,
a community of Amerindian people.
In regards to the Lumbee name change
Indians were not called Indians until 1492+- but it did not change who we were. Whether Lumbee's go by the name Lumbee or use the name Eastern Cherokee, a name the Gov. put on many Eastern Amerindians, it does not change who they really are. They are still a tribe,a culture,
a community of Amerindian people.